Winter Weather — Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

2016-03-03 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

Slick roads due to snowfall amounts ranging from 2 to 4 inches resulted in several reports of automobile accidents, with some causing injuries. Poor roadway conditions were reported on road types ranging from interstate highways to secondary roads across the county.

Wider weather episode

A strong clipper cold front brought widespread snow showers to portions of southeast West Virginia. Snowfall amounts across the Greenbrier county ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts. Snow and ice covered roadway surfaces, causing them to become very slick. As a result of slick road conditions, there were several reports of automobile accidents across Greenbrier County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 619033. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.